I can't get used to the BMW handlebar horn switch and by the time I've remembered how to use it it's too late. Anyone found a solution like an old fashioned push button. I always look down to find it and that's no good at all

Any ideas please ( I've covered the existing button with yellow tape to try out but still not good)

For years I was hitting the l/h ind switch instead of the horn so in the end I transferred the micro switches within the housing from top to bottom and vice versa . There was just enough room without modifying the wiring to do this .
Obviously the external "levers" are marked incorrectly now, but I haven't looked down since...

I have ridden BMWs full time since 1986 and I still have to use hand signals.
I can manage the horn (?) but by the time I've worked it out the moment is passed (??).
Let's just scratch that last f*****g sentence.

r550s wrote:I have ridden BMWs full time since 1986 and I still have to use hand signals.I can manage the horn (?) but by the time I've worked it out the moment is passed (??).Let's just scratch that last f*****g sentence.

It seems we're all agreed - the horn switch is useless. On one of my previous RSs I mounted a push button on the LHS switch assembly which I could find easily. Needs to operate through a relay of course.

Yeah the supposedly 'ergonomic switch gear' is not a great fit for many of us. And as I have quite small hands, I tend to roll my L hand up around the grip to operate the horn...its a pain, but I find myself 'covering the horn' more often on approach to many hazards than end up using the brakes...so I've just had to adapt.

Since moving the standadr bars above the top yoke, this has got slightly easier - how is it for those using bar-backs?